A few weeks ago we were treated to a story more engaging than Harry Potter, more thrilling than any of John Grisham’s and certainly with more mystery and mystique than any of Wilbur Smith’s novels. Unfortunately the spineless national press refused to write about it conveniently hiding behind a cloak readily provided by a judicial …
There is marginal improvement in this year’s Bahrain Press Freedom Index released by RSF. In 2006 we gained a few places up to 111, but to put this rank in perspective, I have compiled the following table to show how bad our position is compared to Kuwait, the Emirates and Qatar: What affected our rank …
Whoever said that a woman cannot get just a “little” pregnant is totally wrong. Al-Wefaq Islamic Society has put paid to that myth. They are – officially – just a little pregnant. They mounted an excellent electioneering campaign in which 17 out of 18 candidates fielded won seats in Parliament, and they were even more …
I’ve just learned from a reliable source that Al-Wefaq has boycotted the inaugural session of parliament. This means that the largest political society in Bahrain, the one which won 17 clear seats out of 40, and gained 62% of the electoral vote is not participating in their first every parliamentary session to be opened by …
وعلمت‮ »‬الأيام‮« ‬انالوÙÂاق لم تØÂسم امرها بشكل نهائي‮ ‬بشأنØÂضور الجلسة‮ ‬،‮ ‬وأنأمينعام الوÙÂاق النائب الشيخ علي‮ ‬سلمانالتقى أمس برÙÂقة ثلاثة نواب منكتلته مع جهات عليا،‮ ‬كما سيعقد سلماناليوم مؤتمرا صØÂاÙÂيا،‮ ‬يعلنÙÂيه موق٠كتلته ليوضؠØÂيثيات قراره ÙÂي‮ ‬ما‮ ‬يتعلق بجلسة توزيع المناصب‮. Al-Ayam :: 15 Dec, ’06 …